National Park Service LogoU.S. Department of the InteriorNational Park ServiceNational Park Service
National Park Service:  U.S. Department of the InteriorNational Park Service Arrowhead
San Juan Island National Historical ParkMembers of a 3rd Artillery battery pose with their gun during the crisis.
view map
text size:largestlargernormal
printer friendly
San Juan Island National Historical Park
Bookstore
 
Royal Marine shako badge and park logo.
NWIA
Royal Marine shako badge and Union flag.

Visit our online store and discover the history of San Juan Island with high quality books, gifts, educational toys, and more - all specially selected by the park's rangers. Sign up for our email newsletter!

For more information about how the Northwest Interpretive Association provides support to the National Park Service and other public land agencies, please click on the link below:

Northwest Interpretive Association

Britannia Rules the Waves cartoon
The Pig War
The Pig War is a tongue-in-cheek term for a boundary dispute that almost led to war.
more...
orca  

Did You Know?
Orca whales are far and away the biggest attraction in the San Juan Islands and most especially on San Juan Island's western shore, from Lime Kiln Point State Park to American Camp.
more...

Last Updated: September 10, 2006 at 13:53 EST